Pencil protector and retainer.



J. P.l SMYTHE.. PENCIL PROTECTOR AND REMI-NEE] APPLIUATlN FILED MAY 15,1999. I WEEE?, mmm ECE. 4, 19m

'Longbeucln in the county 'of Losrmgelesu A new` and useful lencilrotecifor :ind Rei vprotector slipped into position on the pencil I end.'Fig'. 6 i's e v ceive and hold en elastic ring 4l, preferably *to slideon tlienpencil and provided with i :iwiiy to form'slots 9 .find thematerial of the printen PENCIL PROTECTOR AND RETAINER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

.Potent-.eil liet. t, Nitti.

Application filed May 15. 1 909. SerielNo. 496,294.

To ell whom 'ift may concern'.- v

Be 1t known that l, JONATHAN l). Siri'riin, ii citizen ot the-UnitedStates, residing :it

end State of Ciilitornie, lieve invented ai tainer, of which thefollowing e, specifivtation. .Y I

The mainV object ofthe present invention is to provide ineens forprotecting the vpoint of ziypencil, for exeniplewhen the pencil is beingcarried in the pocket.

Another object of the invention is to provide Ineens for retaining`thelpencil in tln` 'pocket or to prevent accidentel dislotlgnient ot'the pencil while in the pocket.

Other objects ot the invention will be The accompanying. drawingsillustrate the invention end'i'e'iierring thereto liigurc l is zi'sideelevzition of the'pencil with the protector thereon. Fig..2 is usimilar View with the-rubber friction ring' removed. Fig. isa isimilarview showing the protector in. section. Fig. vlg-is :i similarviewshowing the tor exposing the point. Fig.- 5 is ain end eleviitionzof thepencil protector troni the point transverse section through therubber'friction ring.

l y.designates e pencil, and 2 the point thereof. The point protector orguard coinpris'es a sleeve or tubular member 3 adapted trictionullretaining means 4 for holding it in' position'on the pencil and withspring 1iigers or velastic gu'zirfll ineens 5 extending/longitudinallyfrom the Sleeve und adapted to extend over the pointl'of the pencil toprotect the seme. The elastic fingers or guards 5 are formed usextensi.onsfrom the tube 3 and preferably taper to ev point. et theirends, so tl'iat'tliey will tend to assui'ne ii position as shown in Fig.5' in which the all meet at :i common point beyond the point of the endoil the pencil. Sleeve or tubular member 3 has an annular. bend 6 et thebase'of the fingers 5 and 'preferably two annuler beads 7 in its'upperend, the portion of the sleeve between these beads Y'forming e neck toreot' soft rubber, which tits or snaps onto this neck. This neck portionof the sleeve is cut elastic ring l squeezes or penetrates throughposition or lwhen the pencil ie not in vuse' the piotcctoi will be inthe position shown in Figs. l'to 3, the tubular incuibcr 3 being slippedto the lower ond of the pencilj so tlint the spring lingers .icxt-endbeyond the pencil point 2 undclose on one another to torni :i cage orguard for the pencil point,.

preventing breakage' thereof. When the pencil is lo be used, the tubularmember 3 is slipped upn'urdly upon the pencilzbody 1, suy, to positionshown in full lines in Fig. Il, exposing the point 2 of 'the pencil foruse, tbe fingers 5 at this time being expended so us 4to embrace thebody l of the pencil. In. this positionllie protector forms :iconvenient holder .torthe pencil enabling itto be grasl'ied undmanipulated by the fingers of the hunch 0r if desired., the protectormay be slid upwardly to position shownl in dotted' lines in Fig. tenabling the rubber ring 4: to he used :is :in eraser. In any Iof thesepositions the friction of the seid rubber ring on the body' 1 of thepencil 'serves to hold the protector in the position in which it hasbeen placed'. i With theprotector in normal position shown in Figs. l to3, the pencil may be placed point uppermost in the' pocket and theenlargement or ring 4 then serves as. a utird or retainer to preventaccidentel disoflginent of vthe pencil from the pocket.v

Whatl claim is: -i l. A pencil protector consistiri of e tubuler memberadapted to surroun' the pencil, elastic fingers extending longitudinallyfrom seid tubular member and formed to normell close ony one another toprotect the pencil point, :indineens for frictionelly retaining the saidtubular member on the pencil, seid Aioni ineens consistingof erubber rinsurround y ing the tubular member-,seid tu uler member being slotted toenable engegement'o the rubber ring with the-body of the pencil.

2. A pencil protector consisting ofe tubular-member adapted to slide one pencil, seid tubular member being slit neer its entl to tornieplurality of fingersg the said tubuler.

member being formed with a bead at the In 'testimony whereof, I haveheeunto base of said spring fingers, the said spring my hand at LosAngeles, California, this 5th fingers being formed with a. curve nearthe day of May, 1909. said bead and their outer portions being JONATHANP. SMYTHE.

Straight, whereby the Said spring ingers In presence 0f Contact Wih eachother at the tip to nor- ARTHUR P. KNIGHT, nmy preect ne point of thepeneiL l. H. SHELmoN.

